Aptly-named startup SpinLaunch has been working to fling satellites into orbit via a giant centrifuge — basically a kinetic cannon — for nearly a decade. Unfortunately, it turns out that firing humans ...
In a quiet corner of a former naval base near San Francisco Bay, engineers are firing metal projectiles faster than the speed of sound—again and again. There’s no rocket fuel, no launchpad flame, and ...
The giant new ERCA cannon barely fits on the AUSA showroom floor--and is a key part of the Army's modernization. Military Times © 2025 ...